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How University of Michigan’s health equity dashboard helps identify disparities in ED care

Are non-English-speaking patients seen as quickly in the emergency department (ED) as English-speaking patients? If not, is this gap limited to certain non-English languages, or is it consistent across all non-English languages? Is this gap consistent on weekdays? Is it more pronounced on weekends?
It would be nearly impossible for a clinical or financial operations team in your average emergency department (ED) to answer these questions quickly and accurately without the right data. What’s more, unless an individual has an analytical background,

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